[ It turns out a hug is all that's needed to break La'an Noonien-Singh. Who would have thought? How could anyone have possibly guessed that a simple act of human kindness would be her undoing? At least she can rest assured that the captain will never use this information against her. But break her it does, the warmth and concern of a friend tipping her over the edge into the deep precipice of grief that is always within her.
Her free arm returns the embrace, wrapping around Chris as she turns to better face him. There's still a mug in her other hand, so some part of her mind is occupied with keeping it level so she doesn't spill it on the man offering her comfort, but despite the bit of awkwardness... it's perfect. So rarely does she have contact like this, always keeping herself apart from others whether physically or emotionally, that she clings to him like the world is ending.
And perhaps, for them, it is. For this moment in time, they can set aside the burden of hiding the pain of these they can't share with anyone else. More tears slip down her cheeks and her voice trembles as she quietly asks the most important question she can think of. ]
How do you do it? How do you keep moving forward each day despite it all?
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Her free arm returns the embrace, wrapping around Chris as she turns to better face him. There's still a mug in her other hand, so some part of her mind is occupied with keeping it level so she doesn't spill it on the man offering her comfort, but despite the bit of awkwardness... it's perfect. So rarely does she have contact like this, always keeping herself apart from others whether physically or emotionally, that she clings to him like the world is ending.
And perhaps, for them, it is. For this moment in time, they can set aside the burden of hiding the pain of these they can't share with anyone else. More tears slip down her cheeks and her voice trembles as she quietly asks the most important question she can think of. ]
How do you do it? How do you keep moving forward each day despite it all?